2009 Hyundai Santa FE brakes problems
50 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 2009 Hyundai Santa FE, which is 10% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 50 10% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 37,000 miles 40 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 7 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 8 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When brakes problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 12 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 8 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 7 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 40 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 37,000 miles, and 68% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 7 crashes, 1 fire, 8 injuries.
What owners wrote
On January 16,2025 I was driving my Hyundai Santa Fe on the freeway with my three children when the automatic brake system suddenly failed, causing me to lose control of the vehicle. As a result, we spun off the road, and the vehicle flipped four times, causing us multiple injuries. Additionally, due to a known recall involving the failure of the airbag deployment system, the airbags did not deploy during the crash.
Vehicle was being driven and pulled in to driveway of home to a controlled stop by pressing the brake pedal. At which point, vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed through the closed garage door and proceeded at accelerating speed into garage and hit a wall (wooden beams and sheetrock walls) separating interior of garage and interior of kitchen area of home. Vehicle came to a stop against the wall with brake pedal continuously pressed down.
Other problems reported for the 2009 Hyundai Santa FE
- Fuel system 128 complaints
- Engine 67 complaints
- Cruise control 52 complaints
- Electrical system 51 complaints
- Air bags 29 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 20 complaints
- Steering 17 complaints